Ngugi

Reflections on His Life of Writing
Herausgeber: Gikandi, Simon; Wachanga, Ndirangu

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Produktbeschreibung

This collection of essays reflects on the life and work of Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who celebrated his 80th birthday in 2018. Drawing from a wide range of contributors, including writers, critics, publishers and activists, the volume traces the emergence of Ngugi as a novelist in the early 1960s, his contribution to the African culture of letters at its moment of inception, and his global artistic life in the twenty-first century. Here we have both personal andcritical reflections on the different phases of the writer's life: there are poems from friends and admirers, commentaries from his co-workers in public theatre in Kenya in the 1970s and 1980s, and from his political associates in the fight for democracy, and contributions on his role as an intellectual of decolonization, as well as his experiences in the global art world. Included also are essays on Ngugi's role outside the academy, in the world of education, community theatre, and activism. In addition to tributes from other authors who were influenced by Ngugi, the collection contains hitherto unknown materials that are appearing in English for the first time. Both a celebration of the writer, and a rethinking of his legacy, this book brings together three generations of Ngugi readers. We have memories and recollections from the people he worked with closely in the 1960s, the students that he taught atthe University of Nairobi in the 1970s, his political associates during his exile in the 1980s, and the people who worked with him as he embarked on a new life and career in the United States in the 1990s. First-hand accounts reveal how Ngugi's life and work have intersected, and the multiple forces that have converged to make him one of the greatest writers to come out of Africa in the twentieth century. Simon Gikandi is 1st Vice-President ofthe Modern Language Association (MLA) and Robert Schirmer Professor of English, Princeton University. Ndirangu Wachanga is Associate Professor of Media Studies and Information Science at the University of Wisconsin. He is also the authorized documentary biographer of Professors Ali A. Mazrui, Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Micere Mugo.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 501g
• ISBN-13: 9781847012142
• ISBN-10: 1847012140
• Artikelnr.: 53070159

Autorenporträt

Simon Gikandi, Ndirangu Wachanga

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chronology Introduction: Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Reflecting on a Life in Writing
Simon Gikandi Ngugi at work
Ndirangu Wachanga PART I SERENADES & BEGINNINGS Hyperbolic praise poetry for Ngugi @ 80: In imitation of African orature
Micere Githae Mugo A Song at Dawn [for Ngugi wa Thiong'o]
Tsitsi Jaji Ngugi in Eritrea
Charles Cantalupo Up from Makerere: On the publication of Weep Not, Child
Susan Nalugwa Kiguli Encountering Ngugi at Leeds: An interview with Peter Nazareth
Roland Nasasira The book that made me: On Weep Not, Child
Simon Gikandi Note from a literary son
Peter Kimani What is in a name?
Ime Ikkideh In exile: Between Britain & Kenya
Odhiambo Levin Opiyo PART II MEMORIES, RECOLLECTIONS & TRIBUTES Remembering early conversations with Ngugi
Bernth Lindfors Ngugi wa Thiong'o at 80: Pongezi
Congratulations!
Eddah Gachukia Ngugi at 80: Inspiring encounters
Willy Mutunga Ngugi in the '70s at the University of Nairobi
Margaretta wa Gacheru Professor, you are in Ngugi's book
Rhonda Cobham
Sander and Reinhard W. Sander Muraata, Murutani, na Muthikiriria
Friend, teacher & listener
Ann Biersteker Fear & trepidation in Asmara: Meeting Ngugi
Jane Plastow Ngugi wa Thiong'o: A true story
Grant Farred Ngugi wa Thiong'o: Tribute on his 80th birthday
Chege Githiora PART III WORKING WITH NGUGI Ngugi & the decolonization of publishing
James Currey The turning point: Ngugi wa Thiong'o & his publisher
Henry Chakava Working with Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Sultan Somjee Recollections of Mutiiri:The beginnings
Kimani Njogu PART IV THE WRITER, THE CRITIC & THE WORLD Bricklayer & architect of a world to come
Emilia Ilevia Revisioning Goethe's idea of "World Literature": Commendation address on the awarding of Dr. Phil. h.c. to Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Anne Adams Globalectics: Beyond postcoloniality & engaging the Caribbean
Carole Boyce Davies Ngugi & the quest for a linguistic paradigm shift: Some reflections
Alamin Mazrui Autobiographical prototypes in Ngugi wa Thiong'o's early fiction & drama
Gichingiri Ndigirigi Homecoming: The idea of return in the works of Ngugi wa Thiong'o
James Ogude Gucookia Ruui Mukaro
Redirecting the river back to its rightful course
Kiarii Kamau Muthoni's afterlives
Grace A. Musila PART V THE OTHER NGUGI Kwa Grant Kamenju: Hotuba ya kuipokea digrii ya heshima ya uzamifu kutoka chuo kikuu cha Dar es Salaam
Ngugi wa Thiong'o Wasomi, lugha za Ulaya na za Kiafrika: Kati ya kuweza na kuwezwa
Ngugi wa Thiong'o Asia in My Life
Ngugi wa Thiong'o Ndai ya Wendo [A Riddle of Love]
Ngugi wa Thiong'o APPENDIXES A. Review of Wizard of the Crow: Ngugi's homecoming gift to Kenyans [Cabral Pinto /Willy Mutunga]
Willy Mutunga B. Directing the river back to its course
Kiarii Kamau C. For Grant Kamenju
Ngugi wa Thiong'o D. Intellectuals, European & African Languages: Between enslavement & empowerment
Ngugi wa Thiong'o E. A Riddle of Love
Ngugi wa Thiong'o Bibliography of Ngugi's Primary Works